Kansas beats Kansas State in OT

Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich made clutch field goals down the stretch in overtime Saturday night as second-ranked Kansas defeated No. 11 Kansas State 81-79.

Collins, a senior point guard, left the game with an injury with 2:30 remaining. But he returned in overtime to sink a driving layup at the end of the extra period to clinch it, silencing a noisy crowd at Kansas State’s Bramlage Coliseum.

Earlier in the OT, Aldrich, a 6-11 center, hit a difficult hook shot off an in-bounds pass.

With the victory, the Jayhawks likely will return to No. 1 in the nation when the Associated Press poll comes out Monday.